Fire outbreak is becoming more frequent in Lagos State, in fact, as we speak, this inferno has found its way to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA).
The fire outbreak occurred at the E54 Passenger Air Bridge at the domestic wing of the airport.
Before now, different fire outbreaks have occurred in markets in the state, with many business owners counting their loss.
It was on Thursday that the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Obiageli Orah, brought the incident to public notice.
Orah stated that the incident happened at about 5:29 a.m. on Thursday.
Flights Have Been Diverted
According to her, flight operations out of Terminal 1 of the Airport have been diverted. Those will now happen at the D Wing of the facility.
However, she said the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) brought the fire under control at 06:41 a.m.
Orah added that efforts were in progress to ventilate the smoke from the building.
In her words: “At 05:29 hrs, smoke was detected billowing from the E54 Bridge, leading electrical engineers to immediately cut off power to the entire E Wing.
Electrical Spark
“The Airport Rescue and Firefighting Services (ARFFS) team was quick to respond, arriving at the scene by 05:30 hrs.
“Initial suspicions point to sparks from an electrical unit as the cause, but a thorough investigation is ongoing to ascertain the cause of the fire.”
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According to her, “the incident, which had escalated into a fire, was brought under control by 06:41 hrs.
“Efforts to ventilate the smoke from the building are in progress.
“In the meantime, all flight operations in Terminal 1 of MMA have been diverted to the D Wing. More details will follow shortly”.
